I have a strong prescription, so my options for contact lenses are limited. I've been a ProClear customer for 10+ years, mostly because they were the first lens I tried that was available...Read complete review

I have a strong prescription, so my options for contact lenses are limited. I've been a ProClear customer for 10+ years, mostly because they were the first lens I tried that was available in my prescription, and I never felt a need to change brands. When I needed to change prescriptions last year, my optometrist didn't have ProClear lenses in my prescription level on-hand, so she gave me a different brand. I didn't think the difference between brands would be so noticeable, but it was. I was relieved when my ProClear lenses arrived at the doctor's office. ProClear lenses are so comfortable that I hardly feel them on my eyes. With my prescription strength, lenses are undoubtedly expensive, but these are worth the cost because I feel I am taking good care of my eyes. The only downside I've experienced is that lights (e.g. headlights) produce a glare at night when I am wearing my contacts. This is not unexpected for contact lens wearers, though, and the positives far outweigh the negatives with these lenses.

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After happily wearing the Bausch & Lomb Soflens 38 (Optima FW) for nearly 20 years, I switched to the ProClear about five months ago, as my optometrist said my eyes needed a...Read complete review

After happily wearing the Bausch & Lomb Soflens 38 (Optima FW) for nearly 20 years, I switched to the ProClear about five months ago, as my optometrist said my eyes needed a lens which allowed more oxygen to enter the eye.

The lenses generally start out comfortable, but they get fairly dry as the day progresses. I have tried other lenses which were even more dry so I wouldn't give these the lowest possible rating, but I'm frustrated at having to use rewetting drops every 45 minutes starting mid-afternoon. I never had to use drops with the previous lenses.

These lenses also tear easily, so you'll need to be fairly gentle when handling them. This problem accelerates as the lenses get older. Because of this problem, I have not yet had a pair of these lenses last the full month they are supposed to last, so I am not getting the expected value out of them.

What concerns me the most is that in two separate shipments of these lenses, I found debris inside the blister packs of the brand new lenses.

I have been wearing this brand for years and, while they have never REALLY lasted a month, it is usually pretty close. Not this time! I'm not sure why but this "batch" just keeps ripping! I've been through 2 in each eye (4 total)in the past week. I'm wondering if the package may have been exposed to freezing temperatures while in transit (it's insanely cold around the country) and if that could have compromised the quality? That's my only theory... I would previously have recommended these contacts, but if they have changed the quality and this is the new normal, I will be making a change.

Used to wear gas-perms 20+ yrs. These are far more comfortable, & I note no loss in visual acuity. Same as lenses i got from eye Dr.- better quality. 2 of them (both L lens) I rec'd from eye Dr. tore, within the 1st week of wear, & I paid more than twice the cost @ eye Dr. for 1/2 the amount of lenses. Furthermore, even though my eye Dr. failed to respond (verify my Rx) to V. D., VD sent my lenses---PROMPTLY. I have a v. high Rx, & history of dry eyes; yet, I am able to wear these lenses all day, & well into the night. For those of you who, also, suffer from dry eyes, I find that Opti-free RepleniSH works better, for me, than does Pure-moist. A final word: Don't cheap-out! Change your lens solution, at least, daily.

My dry eyes are so severe that I have to take medicated eye drops for them. Normal contacts will get so dry that halfway through the day they will blur or fold under the eyelid. These are so moist that they stay on clear and comfortably. I don't know how they hold up to others who have dry eyes but they work great for me.

I have used these for years. The price is right. They can be used for quite a long time, perhaps more than a month. I just change them when they begin to feel uncomfortable. Sometimes I wear them so long they will split in my hands when I take them out. While I remarked above that they feel dry, I am not sure whether or not this is because I live in the desert Southwest, where the humidity can often be as low as 17%. As a result, I always carry rewetting drops and sometimes feel (perhaps once or twice a day) that I need to take out my lens and put some rewetting drops in my eye and into the lens before putting it back in again.